Microsoft deals with Explorer bug
Microsoft has issued an out-of-band bulletin for a critical new
vulnerability in Internet Explorer that stems from the way Windows
handles animated cursor (.ani) files.More
Microsoft knew about .ANI bug in December
An exploit for the zero-day vulnerability hit the wild last week, more
than three months after Microsoft learned of the bug. Microsoft says it
took more than three months to craft the patch. More

Would You Buy a 360 Page/Minute Printer for $200?
PC OEMs and camera makers could be among the first customers for
Memjet’s revolutionary inkjet printers that were first disclosed last
week. Meanwhile, the company has already started talking about taking
the Silverbrook technology roadmap to 360 pages per minute (really!) in
as little as two years’ time. More

A possible security vulnerability in Windows Mail could let attackers
run applications on PCs running Vista. More

Google seeks world of instant translations
In Google’s vision of the future, people will be able to translate
documents instantly into the world’s main languages, with machine
logic, not expert linguists, leading the way. More

Intel, AMD ready steep price cuts
Intel and Advanced Micro Devices next month plan to unveil significant
price cuts on their current fleet of processors as they prepare to go
to battle in the quad-core market. More

Identity theft driven by dramatic spikes in threats
With phishing up 50 percent and malware attacks up 200 percent in just
two months, hackers have more information to work with, a new study
suggests. More

Theft of 45.6M card numbers largest heist yet
After more than two months of refusing to reveal the size and scope of
the high-profile intrusion into its systems, The TJX Companies finally
disclosed details about the extent of the compromise. More

Phone Tech Targets Teen Smokers, Drunk Drivers
This will be a tough change for underage smokers in Japan, who have
been purchasing 300-yen cigarette packs on their way to school as
readily as buying a can of soda. More

New PC security recognises your face
Enrolling users within the Bioscrypt system means first casting a
40,000-point infrared mesh grid over the user’s face in order to take
measurements. More

Opinion: The idea that Linux is primarily a community-based project
based on the work of thousands of independent, idealist hackers has
died a quiet death. More

Intel Reveals More Eight-Core Chip Details
At a press briefing Thursday, Intel divulged more details about its
45nm “Penryn" Core architecture chips and unveiled some of the first
details about the next major architectural advancement, Nehalem.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2109184,00.asp

Experts Finally Recognize the Link Between Night Light Exposure and
Cancer
Understanding the link between electric lights, melatonin and cancer
can radically reduce your risk for cancer. More

How to Reduce Your Risk of Cancer By 50%
This simple no cost tip can save your life or that of someone you know
and love. Please view this important video. More

Anti-Aging Tip: Chromium: The Safe and Natural Fat-Loss Supplement
By Al Sears, MD
A non-prescription version of the weight-loss pill Orlistat is now
available over the counter. But before you run off to buy it, there’s
something you should know: It’s expensive, ineffective, and has some
troubling side effects.

At $1 to $2 a pill, Orlistat is designed to block fat from being
absorbed in your gut. But over 50 percent of those who take it suffer
from gastrointestinal problems. And Dr. Sidney Wolfe - director of
Public Citizen’s Health Research Group - found studies linking the
prescription version of the drug with precancerous lesions of the colon.

The idea of blocking fat is flawed to begin with. For one thing, trying
to block fat does nothing to help control blood sugar and insulin, the
real keys to fat loss. Plus, you need plenty of good fats to stay
healthy - and, as we age, we have more trouble absorbing the fat we
need.

The natural trace mineral chromium helps you control blood sugar and
improve your sensitivity to insulin. Since insulin sensitivity declines
with age, reversing that decline with chromium reverses that aspect of
aging. Studies from three universities show that chromium also boosts
muscle mass while burning off excess fat. Even those who took chromium
without exercising burned fat without losing any muscle.

You can get chromium from foods like broccoli, turkey, seafood, eggs,
and cheese. For faster and more impressive results, take a chromium
supplement. The best form is chromium picolinate. I recommend 600 mcg
once a day with a meal.

[Ed. Note: Dr. Sears, a practicing physician and the author of The
Doctor’s Heart Cure, is a leading authority on longevity, physical
fitness, and heart health.]
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The AMA -- Murder by Injection
Conventional medicine’s stranglehold on the U.S. has been deliberately
maintained since early in the 20th century. More

"I’ve been on a diet for two weeks and all I’ve lost is fourteen days."
- Totie Fields

The Diet Myth That Could Be Ruining Your Health

By Anthony Colpo

In 1989, at the age of 21 and after a few years of inactivity, I made a
visit to the doctor. I learned that I had a cholesterol level of 213,
which (according to the doctor) placed me at “moderate risk" for heart
disease. I left that day with a handful of literature that, among other
things, advocated the restriction of saturated fat.

To me, good health had always been about physical fitness - how much
weight I could lift or how easily I could climb a steep hill on my
bike. So I began training again. But I also paid a lot more attention
to what I ate, and I began to study everything I could get my hands on
about nutrition.

Everything I read reiterated the same message: “Fat is BAD. Complex
carbohydrates are GOOD!" The message appeared to be unanimous, and I
fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

When my father, an active, well-built man who appeared to be very fit
for his age, experienced a heart attack in 1990, my resolve to eat what
I believed to be a heart-healthy diet was further strengthened.

I resolved to eat only the leanest meats and low-fat fish. And because
my intense training required a high caloric intake, I began consuming
copious amounts of carbohydrates: rye bread, brown rice, sweet
potatoes, whole-meal pasta, rolled oats, buckwheat, and millet.

I began partaking of the delights of butter-less toast, egg whites,
salad without oil, and water-packed tuna. If I were served meat that
had - shock, horror, gasp! - visible fat, I would surgically trim it
away before taking a bite. I wouldn’t even think of buying any new food
item until I had scrupulously examined the nutrition label for fat
content.

When I calculated the average amount of fat that I was taking in, I was
proud to find that it was less than 10 percent of my daily caloric
intake. I wore my low-fat habits like a badge of honor.

But reality began to bite several years later. Despite my “healthy"
diet, strenuous training regimen, and strict avoidance of cigarettes,
alcohol, and recreational drugs, my blood pressure had risen from
110/65 (a reading characteristic of highly conditioned athletes) to an
elevated 130/90. It was increasingly hard to maintain the lean,
"ripped," vascular look I had always prided myself on. Instead, my
physique was getting smooth and bloated.

My digestive system became more sluggish and my stomach often felt
heavy and distended after meals. I frequently felt tired after eating.
I began to rack up a rather impressive list of irreversible food
sensitivities. I had never been much of a coffee drinker, but I was now
trying to fight increasing fatigue by sipping a strong black or two
before workouts. My fasting blood glucose level was below the normal
range, indicative of reactive hypoglycemia.

This disheartening revelation was the catalyst for an extended period
of self-experimentation, during which I anxiously tried a number of
highly touted popular diets. It was only after settling into a
high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate plan - the exact opposite of
that recommended by most health authorities - that I was able to
reverse the negative changes bought about by years of high-carbohydrate
eating. My blood pressure and glycemic control finally returned to
normal, while my digestive function, mental focus, energy levels, and
overall sense of well being improved dramatically.

This experience caused me to question everything I had ever learned
about nutrition. I wanted to know why the revered low-fat paradigm had
failed me, while a diet in which the bulk of calories were obtained
from supposedly “dangerous" animal fats made me feel better than I had
in a long, long time.

Rather than simply take for granted the existence of data showing
saturated fat to be harmful - as does so much of the public, medical,
and research communities - I insisted on viewing this data for myself.
My burning desire for the facts drove me into an intensive search of
the medical literature.

What I discovered astounded me.

The low-fat, anti-cholesterol paradigm was a complete sham right from
the outset. It began in the early 1900s when Russian researchers noted
that feeding rabbits cholesterol caused a build-up of fatty deposits in
their arteries. However - unlike humans - rabbits are herbivores. They
are not metabolically equipped to eat animal products. (Plant foods do
not contain cholesterol.)

In the mid 1950s, health authorities were at a complete loss to explain
the rising prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD). Inspired by the
utterly irrelevant findings of the Russian rabbit experiments,
scientists began examining possible links between fat, cholesterol, and
CHD in humans.

One of those individuals, Ancel Keys, plotted CHD death rates from a
mere six countries on a graph, and was able to show an almost perfect
correlation between fat consumption and CHD mortality.

But what Keys didn’t share with his readers was the fact that he
handpicked his data - even though relevant statistics were available
for 22 countries. Other researchers demonstrated that when data from
larger numbers of countries were included, the alleged association
between fat and CHD vanished into thin air. Keys, however, was on the
nutrition advisory committee of the powerful American Heart
Association, and his erroneous theories were officially incorporated
into AHA dietary guidelines in 1961.

The cholesterol theory of heart disease has been largely built upon
"epidemiological" research, which examines disease trends among certain
populations. Such population-based research can be useful in
identifying leads for further research - but, due to many confounding
factors, should never be used as conclusive proof of anything.

For example, one of the arguments commonly used in support of the lipid
hypothesis is that countries with high levels of saturated fat
consumption have the highest levels of heart disease. Sure they do. But
they also have high levels of psychosocial stress, the highest
consumption of sugar, refined carbohydrates, polyunsaturated vegetable
oils, and trans-fats, and the lowest levels of physical activity. All
these factors have been implicated in the development of CHD.

To conclusively prove that saturated fat causes CHD, we need to conduct
randomized, clinical trials comparing low-saturated-fat diets with
saturated-fat-rich diets, in which all other possible confounding
variables are controlled.

Indeed, over the last six decades, numerous controlled studies have
tested the effect of saturated fat restriction on cardiovascular and
overall mortality. But supporters of the lipid hypothesis rarely
mention them, instead focusing on the epidemiological data. That is
because none of those controlled clinical trials have ever demonstrated
a beneficial effect of saturated fat restriction or cholesterol
lowering.

In fact, a number of these studies directly refute the cholesterol
theory.

Ironically, statin drugs - the only cholesterol-lowering interventions
that have demonstrated any ability to save lives - do not work by
reducing cholesterol. A mountain of evidence shows that these drugs
work via anti-clotting, anti-inflammatory, artery-dilating, and
antioxidant mechanisms. Thankfully, taking toxic cholesterol drugs is
not the only way to achieve those effects.

Despite almost half a century of intense research, the indisputable
fact is that heart disease is still the industrialized world’s number
one killer - occurring with the same frequency as it did 50 years ago.

And the great tragedy is that the dietary and lifestyle factors that do
increase CHD risk remain neglected or even completely ignored. Modern
medicine has become far more adept at saving the lives of those who
already have heart disease - but it has achieved little in the way of
preventing the disease from occurring in the first place.

This situation will not change until health authorities drop their
cholesterol obsession. But don’t hold your breath. The upper echelons
of modern medicine are dominated by politics and money, and cholesterol
paranoia is way too profitable for those who wield the most influence.
The welfare of ordinary folks like you and me ranks far behind that of
the powerful vested interests who lobby and fund health policy makers.

That’s why it is up to you to learn about the things that really matter
when it comes to heart disease. These include reducing stress; avoiding
elevated blood sugar; ensuring the adequate intake of omega-3 fats and
avoiding excessive omega-6 fat intake; shunning heavily processed,
nutrient-depleted foods; eating a diet that emphasizes fresh,
nutrient-rich meats and vegetables; maintaining optimal antioxidant
status through the use of proper diet and supplementation; avoiding
high bodily iron stores; exercising regularly; and eschewing both
passive and active cigarette smoking.

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Silent Killers in Nursing Homes

New Study Finds Antipsychotics are Killing the Elderly

A new study released in the UK found antipsychotics linked to a
significant increase in the mortality rate of the elderly. The study,
funded by the UK’s Alzheimers Research Trust, found only one-third of
the patients taking antipsychotics were still alive after three years,
compared with two-thirds of the patients taking a placebo. It also
found that antipsychotics, used to sedate and control the elderly, were
associated with a significant deterioration in mental functioning and
in speech motor controls. In the U.S., despite the Food and Drug
Administration-ordered black box warning about the fatal risks of
antipsychotics for the elderly, seniors in nursing homes are routinely
prescribed these deadly drugs.

Young children are also being prescribed these powerful antipsychotics
in the U.S., despite a 2004 FDA request that six antipsychotic
manufacturers add warnings to their labels about the risk of diabetes
and blood-sugar abnormalities. A USA Today study of adverse events
reported to the FDA between 2000-2004 found at least 45 child deaths in
which antipsychotics were listed as the “primary suspect," in addition
to 1,328 reports of serious, even life-threatening, side effects. These
drugs are routinely prescribed to people who have been diagnosed as
"schizophrenic," yet the validity of this diagnosis has been called
into question by British psychiatrists and others. Richard Bentall, a
professor of clinical psychology at the University of Manchester, said
the concept of schizophrenia is scientifically meaningless. In fact,
the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health
watchdog, says there is no scientific evidence to justify the diagnosis
of any “mental disorder" found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders (DSM), psychiatry’s billing bible. The diagnoses
are completely subjective--there are no physical tests, such as blood
or urine tests, brain scans or X-rays, which can confirm the existence
of any psychiatric disorder. To learn more about the DSM, read CCHR’s
publication, Psychiatric Diagnostic Manual Link to Drug
Manufacturers,or click here to see what experts say about the issue.

Despite this lack of science behind psychiatric diagnoses, with
psychiatrists pushing antipsychotics as an “effective treatment,"
antipsychotic sales in 2004 topped $9 billion--more than doubling in
four years (according to IMS Health). Due to fraudulent marketing
practices and withheld information on the potentially lethal side
effects of antipsychotics, 8 states have filed suit against
antipsychotic manufacturers. For more information on the dangers of
psychiatric drugs, read The Report on the Escalating International
Warnings on Psychiatric Drugs by CCHR.

Interesting news report on how easy some locks are to pick or “bump" More

Ever scurried around a table searching desperately for a piece of
paper? The Genius Table will make sure you never have to search high
and low for paper again. Imagine a pad of post-it notes, and then
enlarge those sheets to the size of a small table top. Add a table to
fit under it, and there you have a new quirky product (that comes with
refills for when you run out), great for those with poor eyesight or
really important memos.

DVD-Busting Dogs Do It Again
Two Malaysian dogs trained to sniff out DVDs have made their second big
discovery of pirated movies, leading investigators to a hidden stash
worth more than $430,000, a local newspaper said on Sunday. More